Mitch Daniels seeks guidance on ethics rule and Purdue lobbying

8:30 AM,
Jun. 26, 2012

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Gov. Mitch Daniels will ask the state's inspector general to weigh in on whether he can lobby lawmakers next year as Purdue University's president.

Daniels, who was named Purdue's 12th president last week, could be unable to pitch funding requests and other needs to the General Assembly due to his own rule that calls for a yearlong cooling off period for public officials after leaving office. Daniels won't become acting president until January after completing his second term as governor.

Daniels' general counsel believes the ethics rule, later incorporated into the state's "revolving ...